Fall 2025 Session
Fall 2025 Session Dates: 9/8/25 – 1/4/26
Click Here for Full List ONLINE COURSES for all session dates listed below
IN PERSON COURSES are listed below the session dates.
In Person Locations:
Mount Sinai: Mt Sinai Congregational Church, 233 North Country Road, Mt Sinai, NY 11766
East Meadow: Cypress Management. 2645 Cypress Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554. Classroom is air conditioned.
Session 1: 9/8/25 – 10/5/25
Session 2: 9/22/25 – 10/19/25
Session 3: 10/6/25 – 11/2/25
Session 4: 10/20/25 – 11/16/25
Session 5: 11/3/25 – 11/30/25
Session 6: 11/17/25 – 12/14/25
Session 7: 12/1/25 – 12/28/25
Session 8: 12/15/25 – 1/11/26
Fall 2025 In-Person Courses
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 | Fall 2025: September- 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24.
Instructor: Kim Kittredge, kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
After we renew and revive ourselves over our summer, here comes September again. Hopefully, we enter our new school year with energy and excitement. Did we refresh ourselves enough to start the year off the right way? This course will work on providing effective tips for educators to begin your year effectively with your students. We will discuss how to set the correct tone and show your students your creative personality for day one. This course is a must for educators grades K-12. | |
 | Fall 2025 – September 15,16,17,18,19, 22, 23, 24,25,26
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
As teachers know well, the onset of the school year can be extremely challenging for our students. Finding ways to initially connect with them is tantamount to their success. This course will broaden students’ perspectives and serve as a reference point for them, helping them recall and apply what they’ve learned. A wealth of anchor charts will be covered including reading, writing, math, science, interactive, classroom management, and many more. Teachers will be aware of the multitude of uses for the charts and will readily be able to adapt them to their respective classrooms.
**A must for K-12 educators!!! | |
 | Fall 2025: October - 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21.
Instructor: Kim Kittredge, kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
Using presentations in the classroom is a great way to show your students’ creativity and engagement. It also prepares them for the real world. This course is designed to share dynamic presentation ideas that rise to the next level. Skills will also be discussed on how to prepare your students to be ready for any audience and how to answer any question they might receive while presenting. In this course educators will work with their students on turning static presentations into dynamic presentations. Presentations that will rise to the top. This course is a must for educators K-12. | |
 | Fall 2025 – October 6,7,8,9,10,13,14,15,16,17
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
Many students arrive at school downtrodden and enmeshed in adverse situations. They seek guidance and the profound impact of committed educators who can make a difference in their lives. This course will embolden educators with ways to embrace strategies that are proven to instill active mindfulness, provide students with tools to manage their emotions, build resilience, and empower their lives. In the end, teachers will be fully equipped with insights into addressing the needs of their students and tackling challenges head on.
**A must for K-12 educators!!! | |
 | Fall 2025 – October 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
Maximizing student instruction is the key to meeting the diverse needs of our learners. This course will streamline teachers’ planning and sharpen their skills for instructing their students. The areas of vocabulary, differentiation, flexible groupwork, PBL, reading fluency, and hands-on activities will be addressed. Teachers will be able to inspire their learners and spark student interest in every discipline. A wealth of scholarly articles will be addressed as well as a barrage of ideas for student interaction.
*A must for K-12 educators!!! | |
 | Fall 2025: November- 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18.
Instructor: Kim Kittredge, kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
With all the distractions in today’s society, how do we help our students focus? Building attention, stamina, and improving focus is a difficult task for educators. This course will work to share strategies on building, proper attention, stamina, and skills for helping our students focus day-to-day. We will discuss strategies from mindful practices, structured breaks, physical activities and engaging activities. Educators will fill their toolbox with a plethora of tips to help their students stay focused and responsive in the classroom. This course is a must for all educators grades K-12. | |
 | Fall 2025 – November 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
Our students come to us with a plethora of energy each day. Unlocking the ways in which to convert this restlessness into productive learning is essential. This course will instruct educators on how to tame students’ fervor and channel their energies into something of substance. Topics of discussion include movement-based learning, maintaining structure, brain breaks, mindfulness exercises, communication, digital platforms, recharging students’ batteries, gamifying material, warm-up exercises, and weaving learning into everyday routines.
*A must for K-12 educators!!! | |
 | Winter 2025 – December 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia- gaylelumia@yahoo.com
There is no single, correct way for a child’s brain to function. All individuals process information in diverse ways. Someone who is neurotypical develops brain functions, like social and organizational skills at similar rates as others their age. Neurodivergent individuals process information in ways that are not typical for their age, simply meaning that the brain works differently than what is considered typical. About 15% to 20% of the world’s population shows signs of neurodivergence. It is the educator’s responsibility to instruct all individuals in their classes with care and with sensitivity. This course will enable educators to have an awareness of the symptoms of neurodivergence and subsequently find the modalities that make all students successful. Topics covered include anxiety, sensitivity, managing positive outcomes, and problem solving.
*A must for K-12 educators!!! | |
 | Fall 2025: December - 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17.
Instructor: Kim Kittredge, kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
Finding the right ways to communicate with our students has always been a key skill for educators. Teachers who also teach in a multicultural environment have an even difficult challenge. Educators must find effective tips and strategies that will work for their students of all backgrounds, cultures, and diverse needs. This course provides educators the skills they need to communicate with their multicultural students. Tips will also be shared for communicating with parents, translation skills, culturally responsive teaching, non-verbal communication, language support and active listening and feedback are just some of the skills shared in this course. This course is a must for all educators grades K-12. | |
 | December Break 2025- December 29-January 2
Instructor: Kim Kittredge, kkittredgeliips@gmail.com
Your classroom is almost like an extension of your family. To create a strong community in your classroom takes hard work, skill, empathy and caring. To improve your school climate also takes just as much work and relationship-building. This course is designed to share strategies for creating strong classroom communities and improving the climate overall in your school. Educators will work on establishing expectations, celebrating diversity and inclusion, fostering open communication and encouraging collaboration. Teachers will walk away with a variety of skills for creating effective and powerful communities. This course is a must for educators grades K-12. | |
| December Break 2025 – December 29th-January 2, 2025
Instructor: Gayle Meinkes-Lumia – gaylelumia@yahoo.com
With New York State’s new legislation restricting student phone use, educators are faced with a unique opportunity: reimagining classroom engagement without the distractions of screens. Students require a hands-on environment that empowers them, one that is teeming with innovative, practical strategies that spark curiosity and boost participation—no phone required. In this energizing class, participants will explore and create lesson activities using tactile, movement-based, and collaborative approaches that refocus student attention and foster genuine connections. Teachers will discover how to turn everyday classroom moments into powerful, tech-free learning experiences. Some topics included are:
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